by Carolyn Enting | Aug 3, 2026 | fashion, Features
It’s two weeks out from NZ Fashion Week when I catch up with Rachel Easting and Anjali Burnett at their Twenty-Seven Names Wellington workroom / HQ. Sun pours through the windows, Ghuznee St’s café chatter rising faintly from below, and Rachel has bolts of...
by Carolyn Enting | Jun 8, 2026 | fashion, Features, News
Clare Bowden of Mandatory Menswear has been making for every man for the past 29 years and now she’s dressing their dogs, too. The custom made dog coats are the latest addition to Mandatory’s offering after Bowden observed many of her customer’s dogs wearing...
by Carolyn Enting | Oct 24, 2025 | News, Travel
Fashion fans filled every spot at New Zealand Fashion Museum’s debut Walk the Walk Wellington Fashion Tour as part of the Wellington Heritage Festival. Now NZFM hopes to turn it into a podcast and self-directed walk. The fully booked inaugural Walk the Walk Wellington...
by Carolyn Enting | Oct 6, 2025 | Face, Skin Care
Margaret Hema is best known for her outstanding oils and skin sculpting facial technique but there’s also one cream that continues to be a mainstay of her brand. Hema, 79, still hand blends her Margaret Hema Day Crème, face oils and perfume. Her magic is in her...
by Carolyn Enting | Oct 6, 2025 | Escape, Travel
Discover a perfume-making experience that lets you design your own fragrance – a creative and lasting souvenir of your visit. “Spiced Rose” is the name of my new signature scent. I made and named it myself under the guidance of Wellington Apothecary’s essential oil...
